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Get started1 White Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Challock, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Ashford HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 160.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £410,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
1 White Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
1 White Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
1 White Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 28 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 28 years.
Price per m² for 1 White Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,256
Street avg £3,557
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of new porch to front elevation, and erection of a single storey side and rear extension and cladding of the property in timber
7 March 2025Most recent
£410,000
+91.1%over 14 years28 May 2010
£214,600
-8.7%over 2 years19 November 2007
£235,000
+27.0%over 4 years12 November 2003
£185,000
+255.8%over 6 years22 November 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN25 4BS: £420,000 (2021–2015).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
TN25 4AT
The Stag — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Challock Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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